windhshield wiper problem

Hey, I own a 1997 Honda Civic and I was having a problem with one of my
front windshield wipers. The driver side wiper works perfectly but the
passenger side wiper will only come of maybe a quarter of an inch from its
resting, horizontal position like its stuck.Every once in a while the wiper
might come up a bit further across the window but it never wipes the full
range. I don't know how windshield wipers work but I noticed that the screw
at the bottom of the drivers side windshield wiper turns along with the
wiper but the screw at the bottom of the passenger side windsheild wiper
stays stationary. I tried tightening it a bit (by hand) and that did seem to
work, but for only a few seconds and the problem started back up again.
Would anyone be able to guess what the problem is and (approximately) how
much it would cost to fix it? Thanks for any advice!

Julie

 

Good observation on your part. It's just loose.

Tighten it with a wrench (NOT your fingers), even an adjusteble one. Even a
pair of pliers if that's all you've got and don't mind scraping up the
coating.

 

your wiper arm is probably stripped down where it bolts on. hopefully, its
not the splines on the shaft that are worn